The space shuttle can travel about \(8\times10^{5}\) centimeters per second. Is it more appropiate to report this rate as \(8\times10^{5}\) centimeters per second or 8 kilometers per second? Explain.
The inside diameter of a certain size of ring is \(1.732\times10^{-2}\) meter. Is it more appropriate to report the ring diameter as \(1.732\times10^{-2}\) meter or 17.32 millimeters? Explain.